Definition of Ketopentose

1. Noun. (carbohydrates) A pentose that is also a ketose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Ketopentose

1. A five-carbon sugar in which carbons 2, 3, or 4 make up part of a carbonyl group; e.g., ribulose. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ketopentose

ketone body
ketone group
ketone oxidoreductases
ketonemia
ketonemias
ketonemic
ketones
ketonic
ketonimine
ketonimine dyes
ketonization
ketonuria
ketonurias
ketopantoic
ketopantoic acid
ketopentose (current term)
ketopentoses
ketophenylbutazone
ketophosphonate
ketophosphonates
ketoprofen
ketopyranose
ketopyranoses
ketoreductase
ketoreductases
ketorolac
ketorolac tromethamine
ketos
ketose
ketose-1-phosphate aldolase

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